Thurs. 10/22/15

Learning Target:

• Publish an effective blog post

Work Collected:

• Book blog rubric (via Google Classroom)
• Book blog post (published in Blogger)

Work Assigned/Handed Out:

• Read for at least 30 mins.
• Reminder: tomorrow is the last day to make up the sentence quiz

Summary of Class:

• Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
  
• Move the Q1 tab to the back so your spreadsheet defaults to Q2
• Check in on Thursday and give yourself credit for everything you've read since Tuesday (field trip on Wednesday)
• Book blog post
• Google Classroom assignment: Open the Google Doc, then type your name at the top and paste the URL to your blog (Mrs. Boyden will use the rubric underneath to mark your progress)
• Blogger: publish your blog post after you have finished the checklist:
• Summary
  üInclude title, author, and genre
  üOverall summary of the book
  üMain conflict
  üMain characters
  üDon’t tell too much
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  Response—MAIN FOCUS
  üShare your thoughts/feelings
  üSay something interesting—provide insight or promote conversation
  üExplain with examples/details from the book
  üWho would you recommend it to?
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  Presentation
  üTitle italicized (not underlined)
  üShorter, focused paragraphs with blank lines in between (no indenting)
  üPicture adds interest (not overwhelms)
  üProofread (correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)
  üWhen published: all text looks the same (font, color, size, etc.)